MARCH 8, 2024 - Airmen from the 505th Command and Control Wing at Hurlburt Field, Nellis Air Force Base, and Kirtland AFB executed the U.S. Air Force Warfare Center's first-ever C2-driven, live-fly and simultaneous live, virtual, and constructive exercise Bamboo Eagle for more than 3,000 U.S. service members and nearly 300 allied partners from the Royal Air Force and Royal … [Read more...]
Centcom Area Facing ‘Volatile Security Situation’
MARCH 8, 2024 - Just a year ago the U.S. Central Command area was on the verge of "improbable, unprecedented and transformative progress," said Army Gen. Michael E. Kurilla, commander of Centcom. "Today, the central region faces its most volatile security situation in the past half century. This is not the same central region as last year," he said, testifying today before … [Read more...]
Allies Participate in Maritime Strike Exercise
Capt. Kevin Saval, 80th Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot, parks an F-16 upon return from participating in a maritime strike exercise scenario as a part of Cobra Gold 24 exercise at Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand, 29 Feb. 2024. F-16s assigned to the 80th Fighter Squadron operated alongside allies and partner nations in a scenario designed to test the … [Read more...]
Austin Lauds Lithuania’s Defense Modernization
MARCH 7, 2024 - Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III thanked Lithuanian Defense Minister Arvydas Anusauskas for his country's robust defense spending and for modernizing its armed forces, including investing in new capabilities and infrastructure to strengthen NATO's defense posture. The two met yesterday at the Pentagon, where Anusauskas was welcomed with an honor … [Read more...]
Space Development Agency Approach is Constructive Disrupter
MARCH 7, 2024 - The Space Development Agency has been incredibly disruptive to the Pentagon's traditional acquisition approach, but in a way that's good for the warfighter, said Derek Tournear, SDA director, who spoke today in the Pentagon. Tournear called the approach a "constructive disrupter," inspired by and modeled on Clayton Christensen's book, "The Innovator's … [Read more...]